[2] The Potter County oil and gas reservoir was permitted for fossil fuel exploration in May 1925.

[3] In April 1929, the United States government purchased 50,000 acres (20,000 ha) for a helium extraction plant located in west Amarillo within the unincorporated community of Soncy, Texas.

[6] The Amarillo plant operated from 1929 to 1943 producing helium meeting the global demand for the monatomic gas.

"[7][8] The Petrolia Oil Field was located 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Wichita Falls, Texas.

The oil and gas reservoir was the primary helium source for the United States during the 1910s and at the commencement of World War I.